Michael Garland, assistant comptroller for corporate governance, New York City Retirement Systems, talks about the challenges of advocating for proxy access, climate risk and board diversity at the corporations the pension fund invests in.

Paul Williams, chief investment officer for Texas County & District Retirement System, talks about the challenges of managing a large pool of money in the wake of one of the nation's worst financial crises.

Scott
Davis, chief investment officer of the Indiana Public Retirement
System, talks with P&I reporter Rick Baert about the benefits of
employing a risk parity philosophy
throughout the portfolio and how it helps the fund achieve its long-term
6.75% rate of return.

Andrew C. Palmer, chief investment officer of the Maryland State Retirement & Pension System, sat down with P&I reporter Hazel Bradford to discuss his career path, how the CIO role differs at public and private pension funds, and the challenges of investing in the current market.

Afsaneh Beschloss, founder and CEO of The Rock Creek Group, an alternative investment manager, sat down with P&I senior reporter Christine Williamson to discuss the evolution of the hedge fund industry, the current debate over fees and the industry’s future.

Ontario Teachers’ CIO Bjarne Graven Larsen sat down with P&I reporter Rick Baert to discuss what attracted him to Ontario Teachers, how the “Canadian model” of governance differs from Denmark, and investments at the pension fund.